Culture
This week in history: “Towards the future” honors Bastille Day
July 11, 2016July 14th is Bastille Day, the holiday commemorating the fall of the Bastille prison at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
Read moreIn “The Marvin Gaye Story,” sexual healing is the political
July 7, 2016The music gives us this clarity about who we are, how we can be, the world we can achieve.
Read moreChina Miéville’s postmodern fantasies in “Three Moments of an Explosion”
July 5, 2016The contemporary British fantasist China Miéville's collection of short stories is a diverse mix of styles.
Read moreIndependence Day: Let America be America again
June 30, 2016In a time when demagogues try to convince us that America needs to be "great again," Hughes reminds us of the dream of what America could be.
Read more“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”: Outlandish outlaws in New Zealand’s Maori bush
June 30, 2016This is a banner week for South Seas Cinema, the film genre set and shot in the Pacific Islands.
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